How to retrieve data from the RAID-based NAS?

NAS (Network Attached Storage) is one of the most excellent storage devices. You can compare this device to the File Server that links to network. Using this network an authorized user can store the data and recover in case of data loss. RAID-based NAS is quite amazing because it is cost-effective, trustworthy and expandable storage solutions among small businesses, enterprises, & individuals. It lets the users include or remove storage drivers from it depending on the requirement. It can fail due to many reasons like power failure, overheating, virus attack, wrong setup, OS issues, hardware controller failure, system failure, etc. Here the experts of Data Recovery Perth teach you to perform NAS RAD recovery method with the step-by-step guidance.

retrieve data from the RAID-based NAS

  • Firstly, you need to turn off the RAID NAS. Take out all hard drives from it and note down the series in which they are lined up in the rack.
  • Through USB or SATA, connect all NAS RAID drives to Windows PC. Make sure to connect all drives at one time.
  • Now you have to install the “Stellar Data Recovery Technicians Software” on your system and run the installed program on your system.
  • Decide what to retrieve now- pictures, videos, audios, documents, emails or other files & folders.
  • Hit the Next button and from the Select Location screen, select ‘RAID Recovery’.
  • Click the Scan Select either RAID 0, 5 or 6 tabs under the ‘RAID Reconstruction’ window.
  • From the RAID list box, you need to shift RAID disks to Move Hard drives up/down for disk order with the help of left-right arrow buttons.
  • To line up disk in the right order, use the Up/Down arrow button nearby the list box.
  • Click the option titled as ‘Don’t know start sector of drives. Show the list of probable start sectors’ if you aren’t sure about disk order. From the given checklist box, select one or more probable start sectors. Alternatively, you can use Add sector button to manually input & add probable sectors if not given in the checklist box.
  • From the appeared drop-down, select Stripe/Block Size’ and click the ‘Build RAID’.

If the parameters that are given are accurate then a feasible RAID construction and created Volumes will appear in the “Select Construction RAID Window”.

  • Click the option titled as ‘Show Volume List’ and move ahead with next steps.
  • In ‘Select Volume to Recover Data’ windows, choose the volumes from need to recover and once done, hit the Scan button.
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  • In ‘Tree View’ option given on the left side, all recovered folders & files are provided. Click the checkboxes of the files/folders that needs to be recovered according to you. Hit the Recover button and a pop up will appear.
  • Choose a specified location for data saving by clicking Browse.
  • Hit the ‘Start Saving’ button to save the chosen items at the preferred location.

Once all the data is recovered, start reconfiguring RAID NAS storage by formatting the drives. According to Data Recovery Service Perth you are advised to copy the recovered data to RAID NAS & use NAS storage like before.

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